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Minister of Justice Amadou Ali has said the men were jailed to ensure “that positive African cultural values are preserved.” Two other men were convicted on sodomy charges earlier this year and sentenced to one year in prison. Four women are awaiting trial on the same charges. IGLHRC says Cameroon “has become famous this past year for detention of its citizens on ‘sodomy charges,’ sanctioning the expelling of young women from secondary schools for their stated sexual orientation and for ‘gay baiting’ high-level officials and public personalities with charges of homosexuality in local papers.” Gays March in Mauritius Several hundred people staged the first Gay Pride parade in the Indian Ocean nation of Mauritius on May 20. Reports said shoppers were shocked by the display in a busy section of Rose Hill. Drag queens led the parade wearing feather boas and high heels, Reuters said. Attorney General Rama Valayden called the march “a new page in the history of Mauritius.. the page of freedom." Located off the southeast coast of Africa, Mauritius has a population of 1.2 million. ASIA/PACIFIC Australian Government Kills Capital's Civil Unions Australia’s federal government June 13 squashed a civil union bill passed by the Legislative Assembly of the Australian Capital Territory, a jurisdiction similar to Washington, D.C. The feds said the ACT civil unions were too much like marriage, which federal law specifically restricts to opposite-sex couples. The feds killed the law by instructing the queen’s representative, Governor General Michael Jeffery, to use his pow er to block measures passed by the ACT Assembly. “The ACT civil relationships ordinance has been disallowed,” said federal Attorney General Philip Ruddock. “The legislative amendments introduced to establish a civil arrangement for same-sex parties and others in the ACT will no longer be law.” A day later, an attempt in rhe federal Senate to override Jeffery’s decision failed by a vote of 32-30. ACT Attorney General Simon Corbell said the territory will now introduce another civil union bill. He said it will not be watered down but will contain different language designed not to provoke the federal government. In response, the federal Attorney General’s Department warned, “If this is more than just another political stunt, the ACT should consult with the commonwealth before enacting legislation to ensure it is drafted in a way that does not seek to equate civil unions with marriage.” ü. T. TAVEY INC. Property Management Services Residential and Commercial Properties in the Portland Metro Area 4326 S.E. Woodstock #528 • Portland OR 97206 Phone: 503-553-9762 • contact@taveyinvestigations.com www.taveyinvestigations.com SERVICESOFFERED: a *5 - Interview Prospected Tenants - Reference Checks - Credit Hislory Checks - All Aspects of FED Process - Document Property Damage - Locate Skipped Tenants ___Si AMERICAS 2.4 Million at Sao Paulo Pride In the largest Gay Pride parade in the history of the world, 2.4 million people turned out June 17 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, police said. It was the city’s 10th gay parade. The march continues to grow each year even though activists complain that anti-gay discrimina tion remains at high levels. At least 81 Brazilians were murdered in anti-gay hate crimes last year. The parade theme was “Homophobia Is a Crime.” In Mexico City the same day, 160,000 people hit the streets for the city’s 28th Pride march. Organizers demanded equal rights and opportuni ties, legal recognition of same-sex families and reform of the educational system to present queers in a fair manner. The five-hour parade began at the Angel of Independence rfionument and ended at the Zocalo, a huge square that is Mexico’s political epicenter. Speakers at the post-parade rally included the president of the Mexico City Human Rights Commission and the director of the National Center for the Prevention and Control of AIDS. Among several politicians in attendance was presidential candidate Patricia Mercado of the Social Democratic and Farmer Alternative party. 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